Speaking to a crowd in Terre Haute, Indiana, earlier this week, presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), addressed the issues surrounding the race for the most promising alternative energy.
“Corn-based ethanol is not optimal. I’ve been a big supporter of corn-based ethanol. I come from a corn state — Illinois — and it’s a good transitional technology, but the truth is, it is not as efficient as what the Brazilians are doing with sugar cane,” he stated.
Ethanol derived from corn and sugarcane may be in the spotlight for political wrangling, but the companies behind the technologies are hard at work every day to produce a cost efficient and clean burning fuel.
Stratos Renewables Corp. (OTCBB: SRNW) operates a sugarcane-based ethanol facility in Peru, neighbor to Brazil, the largest producer of sugarcane in the world. The company was founded on the advantages of sugarcane ethanol over corn and other alternatives. Ethanol from sugar is less expensive than corn, burns more cleanly and exerts more energy per equivalent unit.
Additionally, sugarcane contains the highest starch content of any other plant stock, yielding nearly three times that of corn. Sugarcane also trumps corn with its availability for year-round harvesting. Producing sugarcane-based ethanol in Peru allows the company to sidestep seasonal restraints, such as those found in Brazil, allowing for year-round production.
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